Carol, Wales (UK).
The melody of this traditional Christmas, yuletide, and New Years’ carol is based on the Welsh carol “Nos Galan”.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart used it in a piano and violin duet in the 1700’s.
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To download your free instrumental mp3 of “Deck the halls”, click (or tap, on mobile devices) on the following link.
“Deck the halls” free mp3 download (instrumental, 1:20 – 4/4 – 95.1 bpm)
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Welsh lyrics
O mor gynnes mynwes meinwen,
fal lal lal lal lal lal lal lal la:
O mor fwyn yw llwya meillionen,
fal lal lal lal lal lal lal lal la:
O mor felus yw’r cusanau,
[instrumental flourish]
Gyda serch a mwynion eiriau
fal lal lal lal lal lal lal lal la:
Lyrics (English)
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
‘Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Toll the ancient Yuletide carol,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the blazing Yule before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
While I tell of Christmas treasure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Fast away the old year passes,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous, all together,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Heedless of the wind and weather,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Music Score in D with chords
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Teaching ideas
As the tune refers to a dance, we can follow the form AABA΄ and come up with a simple choreography. It could be a dance on a circle, like this:
A- 4 steps to the right, stop and (3 claps – rest ) at “Fa la la…”
B- We hold hands and the human circle closes towards the centre. When the voice pitch goes high, we raise our hands, when it goes down, so do the hands.
Α΄- 4 steps to the left, stop and [(3 claps – rest ) x 2] at “Fa la la…”
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Excellent!!!:) But why don’t you put the french on the mp3 and midi music too!
Otherwise excellent! My children loved it!!!!!:)
Thanks Georgios! We are not exactly sure to which french you are referring to, though!
Can I use this jingle for a video I will share on social media?
Hi Barbara! We had missed your comment here, sorry. If it’s not for commercial reasons, you sure can. However, monetized YouTube videos are a different story, so write to info@singing-bell.com if you need a commercial license for that.